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Del Toro Wants Cruise For Mad Mountain
0 commentsHellboy and Pan's Labyrinth helmer Guillermo del Toro is looking for Tom Cruise to star in his latest flick, At The Mountains Of Madness.
According to Collider.com, Cruise is the director's top choice to headline the HP Lovecraft adaptation that studio Universal are heavily funding. But the executives are thought to favour a cheaper, younger alternative in James McAvoy. The film would be about an expedition to The South Pole in the 1930s that discovers to the true, dark roots of mankind. Cruise or McAvoy would play the leader of the expedition.
Cruise is currently gearing up to star in a fourth Mission Impossible movie, while McAvoy is starring in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, opposite Michael Fassbender. The flick will shoot in May of next year.
Neeson Turns Grey For A-Team Director
0 commentsIrish actor Liam Neeson is in advanced negotiations to re-team with his A-Team helmer, Joe Carnahan, for the survival drama The Grey, according to TheWrap.com.
I vaguely recall Bradley Cooper being attached, or in talks at one point, but it now looks likely Neeson will headline the $34 million flick. Story centres a bunch of pipeline workers who attempt to survive in the Alaskan wilderness when their plane crashes. Trouble is, some hungry wolves don't take too kindly to their swanning around their turf, and set about eating them. Neeson will play the team leader, who goes all Taken on the wolves asses (probably).
So it looks like Carnahan (probably) won't be directing a Fantastic Four reboot or an A-Team sequel next. I'm personally delighted to him tackle something more intimate and serious sounding.
Clooney Adds Cast For Next Directing Gig
0 commentsPhilip Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamatti have reportedly signed on for George Clooney's next directorial effort, Farragut North, according to New York Magazine, Vulture.
The film is based on Beau Willimon's experiences working on the Domocratic nominee for President of the United States, during the 2004 election. The central character is Stephen Myers, a political manipulator who regularly used dirty tactics to bag a candidate a nomination. Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to the part of Myers at one point, but it now looks likely to be played by Chris Pine - who portrayed the character in an off-Broadway play.
Hoffman will play Myers' boss, while Giamatti will be an opposite political strategist. Evan Rachel Wood and Marisa Tomei are also being linked with roles.
Dwayne Johnson Replaces Fraser In Journey 2
0 commentsDwayne Johnson is a charismatic, talented movie star, who really should have Hollywood at his feet by now. But he's had very few good films - the best of which is by far Welcome to the Jungle - and that probably won't change with the news that he'll replace Brendan Fraser in Journey to the Centre of the Earth sequel, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.
The actor formally known as The Rock looked to be going back to his ass-whooping roots with the cracking looking action flick, Faster; but is evidently still keen on doing one for the kids. According to Dark Horizons, original star Fraser is not returning due to scheduling issues, but Josh Hutcherson will reprise his role. Rock will play Hutcherson's mother's new boyfriend who goes on an adventure with him.
I'm shocked Fraser didn't make time for this one. The original is one of the few hits he had in the past few years.
His And Hers Huge Homegrown Hit
0 commentsIrish documentary His and Hers has become one of the highest grossing homemade flicks in recent memory, overtaking the likes of Once and Ondine.
The film received, pretty much, unanimously positive reviews upon its release, and has now gone on to take nearly eight times its paltry €100,000 budget. It's been a huge success for the gorgeous Lighthouse Cinema in Smithfield and Element Pictures, and will encourage more financing for Irish productions - which can only be a good thing.
One of our writers, Mark Linehan, caught up with the film's director just as the flick was being released.
